By Karl McCreary
Title: Lory Johnston Collection, 1946-1950
ID: MSS Johnston
Primary Creator: Johnston, Lory Maurice
Extent: 0.2 cubic feet. More info below.
Date Acquired: 00/00/2015
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The Lory Johnston Collection is comprised of materials collected by alumnus Lory Johnston that document his student experience at Oregon State College. This collection is made up of photographs, dance cards, event programs, newsletters, a newspaper, registration receipts, a sign, a student directory, student handbooks, and ticket stubs. These items primarily relate to Johnston's social life at OSC, reflecting his attendance at dances and athletic games.
The photographs, consisting of 27 prints, mostly depict Johnston as a part of group shots with his fellow Phi Gamma Delta brothers and at dances with other attendees. Among these images are a few portrait shots of OSC alumna Jean Hathaway, including one with her and Johnston.
More Extent Information: 27 photographs; 1 box
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note: These materials were donated to the Special Collections and Archives by Michael Johnston in 2015. Michael is Lory Johnston's son.
Related Materials:
Other collections from Oregon State College alumni in the Special Collections and Archives that reflect their student experience during the mid to late 1940s include: the Dona Dinsdale Papers (MSS Dinsdale); the Richard W. Gilkey Photographs (P 252); the Jacquelin F. Holland Papers (MSS Holland); and the Wanda F. Hardin Fruits Memoirs (MSS Fruits).
Documentation relating to the OSU chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity can also be found in the Greek Life Office Records (RG 223); the Fraternities and Sororities Photograph Collection (P 034); the News and Communication Services Photograph Collection (P 057); the Smith and Western Company Photographs of Oregon State College (P 164); the F. A. Gilfillan Papers (MSS Gilfillan); and the Robert Crookham and Marjorie Enos Scrapbook (MSS CrookhamEnos).
Preferred Citation: The Lory Johnston Collection (MSS Johnston), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Finding Aid Revision History: This finding aid replaces information about the collection that was placed online in 2015.
Johnston, Lory Maurice
College students--Oregon--Corvallis--Social life and customs.
Greek letter societies--Oregon--Corvallis.
Johnston, Lory Maurice
Oregon State College--Students.
Phi Gamma Delta
Dance cards.
Photographic prints.
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